US Air Force Selects Harris Corporation for Hosted Payload Solutions Contract
September 18 2014 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Highlights:
- Hosting government payloads on
commercial spacecraft significantly reduces time, costs
- Harris offers satellite matching,
payload integration, testing and operations services
- Company’s global teleports and Harris
Trusted Enterprise Network to be offered for ground support
solution
The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center has selected
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) for a 5-year, $495 million
multi-vendor IDIQ contract for the Hosted Payload Solutions (HoPS)
program. The program will leverage commercial spacecraft to speed
the implementation and reduce the cost of future government space
applications.
Harris will match government payloads with commercial spacecraft
and provide integration, testing, infrastructure and operations
services to accommodate, launch and operate the payloads.
Initial potential HoPS candidates include NASA, NOAA, the Air
Force Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate, and
the Air Force Research Laboratory. Potential missions cover a broad
spectrum of applications, including scientific research, search and
rescue, communications and others.
“HoPS is an ambitious undertaking that further validates the
benefits of putting government payloads into space on a commercial
platform,” said Bill Gattle, vice president and general manager,
National Programs, Harris Government Communications Systems. “The
Harris team brings broad experience in hosted payloads augmented by
highly reliable, global ground teleports and communications
networking infrastructure.”
The Harris HoPS team consists of more than a dozen companies
recognized as leaders and innovators in space, including: ABS,
AsiaSat, Airbus Defence and Space, Globalstar, GreenDart, Iridium
Communications Inc., Millennium Engineering and Integration, O3b
Networks, ORBCOMM, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Surrey Satellite
Technology, Telesat and Thales Alenia Space.
About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information
technology company serving government and commercial markets in
more than 125 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the
company has approximately $5 billion of annual revenue and about
14,000 employees – including 6,000 engineers and scientists. Harris
is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications®
products, systems and services. Additional information about Harris
Corporation is available at harris.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
reflect management's current expectations, assumptions and
estimates of future performance and economic conditions. Such
statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company cautions investors
that any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends to
differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Statements about the expected
value of the program to Harris are forward-looking and involve
risks and uncertainties. Harris disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
Harris Government Communications SystemsSleighton Meyer,
321-727-6514sleighton.meyer@harris.comorHarris CorporationJim
Burke, 321-727-9131jim.burke@harris.com
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